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They are wildly different businesses. Ebay is not in the business of holding physical goods, they are a marketplace that connects buys, sellers, and shippers an
by idiotsecant 6mo ago
They are wildly different businesses. Ebay is not in the business of holding physical goods, they are a marketplace that connects buys, sellers, and shippers and adjudicates fraud, collects funds, handles taxes, etc. They are not a warehouse.
Gatestop is a retail operation that buys and sells goods. It takes on all the liability for fake products, it puts capital on the line to purchase used goods, it is a totally different (and worse) business
- busterarm 6mo agoThat’s not correct. eBay owns TCGplayer which has large warehouses and does direct shipping & fulfilment sales (tcgdirect).
- andrewljohnson 6mo agoeBay already had warehousing ops, I assume larger than tcgplayer’s. Last year, eBay shut down tcgplayer’s only fulfillment facility in Rochester, NY and switched to using eBay’s facility in Kentucky.
- busterarm 6mo agoThat wasn't about size, it was a labor play. The NY workers were negotiating for unionization for 500 days because of unfair conditions and low pay. I would have projected the same outcome though. Quality of TCGDirect operations, from an enduser perspective, took a nosedive with the move and never recovered.
- andrewljohnson 6mo agoI am familiar with all the particulars, check my HN profile ;)
- busterarm 6mo agoINDEED! Congrats on your recent successes and I really like your product! As a seller and as a buyer.